Discover malaga and its climate

Malaga's climate is very mild in winter, with very mild minimum temperatures. The summers are moderated by the proximity of the city to the sea. Precipitation is low, with an annual average of 469.2 mm. The highest rainfall occurs between November and March, the summer being very dry. On average, 70.9 days of rain are recorded in the year. Malaga has an average of 2,901 hours of sunshine per year. The maximum value corresponds to July, with 354 hours, and the minimum to December, with 167 hours. This together with its mild temperatures make Malaga's winter weather ideal and very pleasant in autumn and spring. The prevailing winds are from the S and SE with little high speeds in general. The average value of the speeds reached by the maximum annual wind gusts is 83 km / h. The average pressure is 760.6 mm.

Malaga, capital of the homonymous province, is the fifth city in Spain in number of inhabitants. It is located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in a privileged natural enclave. Its municipal area covers an area of ​​398.25 square kilometers and its population is close to 568,000 inhabitants, although the metropolitan area is close to one million. The environmental and geographical factors that have influenced in a more noticeable way the development and evolution of the city have been the marine influence, the location of the municipality on two river valleys (Guadalhorce and Guadalmedina), its orography and its climatic regime. The Mediterranean Sea bathes its coasts and the mountains of Malaga surround it, forming a mountainous barrier that defends it from the cold, its climate being characterized by its mild temperatures thanks to the role of the sea as a thermal regulator. The warmest months are July and August and the coldest are usually December and February. In any case, the average temperatures range from 22.8º C maximum and 13º C minimum. The distribution of rainfall in Malaga is quite well defined by the seasons, with the greatest rainfall corresponding to autumn and winter. Malaga has a natural heritage of great environmental wealth. The natural site of the mouth of the Guadalhorce, located within an island of 122 hectares delimited by the arms of the river in its final section, is a place of passage for hundreds of migratory species and stands out for its great ecological value. For its part, the Natural Park of the Montes de Málaga has an area of ​​4,996 hectares, in which we can find more than 230 plant species and more than 160 vertebrates.